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Wilmington-area Arts & Entertainment

“A Mexican Festival” is what was planned and delivered Sept. 22 at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium as Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz took the stage to launch the 25th season of UNCW Presents.… Read More »

My interview with Rachael Goolsby and Karola Lüttringhaus on the creation of “Keel,” one of the dance and performance pieces in this year’s Sarus Festival of Site Specific and Performance Art. Read a festival preview, or view the full festival schedule. SN: How do you begin choreographing a site-specific piece like “KEEL?” KL: The beach is the starting point. It is the first image in my mind, and then in my imagination the bodies of the dancers start to inhabit… Read More »

Once of the lure of the beach begins to wear out its welcome, the fall arts season heats up in Wilmington. The time between Labor Day and Thanksgiving is perhaps the most active on the Port City’s cultural scene, and our annual fall arts preview aggregates dozens of events and gives you a chance to start making a list of what you want to attend. (Never hurts to get tickets early!) Choose from insanely creative dance performances, stirring classical music,… Read More »

The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s new Office of the Arts announced its 2015-2016 performing arts lineup July 22. Leading off? Country music legend Ricky Skaggs on Sept. 11. It’ll be the first season presented by the Office of the Arts, which was formed earlier this year when two former presenting arts groups, UNCW Presents and the Office of Cultural Arts, merged. Kristen Brogdon was named to head the department in May. She oversees arts programming from UNCW’s five academic… Read More »

About This Blog

The WAE: Wilmington-area Arts & Entertainment is dedicated to experiencing, discussing and promoting the arts in Southeastern N.C. From theater and all manner of music to visual art, dance, festivals and more, The WAE is populated by people who are immersed in local A&E. If it’s about A&E in Southeastern N.C., then we’re all about it.